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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Waco UPF-7 · Fairfield, NJ · June 18, 1981

Date: June 18, 1981 · 16:15 local
Place: Fairfield, NJ
Airport: Essex Co
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20973
Reported as: Waco UPF7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 836 total70 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N20973Registered now · Waco UPF-7S/N 5319 Airframe modelWaco UPF-7 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ground looped during take offroll. Broke off left main gear and tail wheel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING TAKE OFFROLL. BROKE OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL.

Other reports on N20973 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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